April is Public Radio Music Month, and what is more "public radio music" than the in-studio session? Stations across the nation put hours and hours of work into bringing up-and-coming artists and high-profile bands into their studios, often capturing some of the most poignant... or raucous performances out there.

Hey Marseilles - Bright Stars Burning, from the new album "Lines We Trace."

Low are minimalists in every sense of the word. Every note, every rise and fall in dynamic, every snippet of between-song banter is intentional, and measured. The Fitzgerald Theater was an ideal setting for the band's poignant show on Saturday, March 23. Enjoy audio from the event.

Spring is rapidly (and finally!) arriving, and with it comes a torrent of music news, including album releases, tour announcements, and summer festival line-ups. If it all sounds a little overwhelming, no worries: The Current's rounded up some of the new music we're most excited to hear for your perusal!

We're helping you out for National Find A Rainbow Day with a 9:30 Coffee Break full of rainbows. Let us know what songs you want to hear.

Today on The Current's Eating and Drinking with the Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel, Rachel Hutton spoke about food trucks exchanging wheels for brick and mortar buildings.

  Over the past few months, Prince’s Paisley Park has been a beehive of activity, and he seems to be working in multiple dimensions—developing both a stripped down, rough and tumble live rock sound with 3rd Eye Girl while at the same time creating his own James Brown-style horn-driven revue with the 20-piece band he…

April is Public Radio Music Month, and to celebrate, we're having a daily vote for the best in-studio tracks from The Current's performance archive. Today's vote: Jurassic 5 vs. P.O.S vs. Dinosaur Jr.

Peter Wolf Crier reignited the modern surge of Minnesota bands signing to indie labels. Back in 2010, their debut "Inter-Be" took the community by surprise, and Peter Pisano and Brian Moen were promptly scooped up by Jagjaguwar Records for a re-release.

Villagers - Nothing Arrived, from the new album "Awayland."